iPod Personalization (engraving) Gallery

MacBytes · Nov 10, 2004, 05:28 PM

Category: Apple Hardware
Link: iPod Personalization (engraving) Gallery
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painimies · Nov 10, 2004, 06:59 PM

That site is the lamest thing Apple has published, ever.

mkjellman · Nov 10, 2004, 07:22 PM

lol, I like it and it may inspire people imho...my favorite is "cool kids have ipods" hehheheh they have become the coolest thing next to sliced bread huh?

mixylplik3 · Nov 10, 2004, 07:24 PM

Ugh. Resize the window on me like that. LAME!

Macmaniac · Nov 10, 2004, 07:48 PM

Apple is starting to get full of themselves, they need a dose of modesty.

Mainyehc · Nov 10, 2004, 08:08 PM

Awww... This is just a rip-off of www.ipodlaughs.com ... only ipodlaughs make you... er... laugh??

bennetsaysargh · Nov 10, 2004, 08:39 PM

wow. the music went to apple's heads. they are way too confident with everything now. oh well, let steve have his ego-trip

MacBandit · Nov 11, 2004, 01:33 AM

Isn't this just a way of providing suggestions to people for their engraving service. It may be free at the moment but it will not be free in the future and if they can suggest an idea that someone likes then they just made an extra sale.

nagromme · Nov 11, 2004, 01:55 AM

Hyping an iPod feature lacking from other vendors, on a product that has 92% of the market and is a cultural icon. How is that an ego trip? It's marketing. That's life.

g4cubed · Nov 11, 2004, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nagromme

Hyping an iPod feature lacking from other vendors, on a product that has 92% of the market and is a cultural icon. How is that an ego trip? It's marketing. That's life.

I think it's kinda lame but you're right about marketing. It's all about marketing.

painimies · Nov 11, 2004, 04:01 PM

What I meant was that the idea of promoting engravings is not a bad one, but the suggested engravings are embarassing, IMHO. Most of them are cute and innocent, but in a very not cool way, which is why they don't quite match with the iPod brand very well.
Also the attempts at humour are very weak. There was like two slogans which I thought were ok.
I think they should find a better copywriter or (if these are real engravings suggested by real people) find someone with better taste to pick the slogans.

I have no idea why I rant about this, since it really is such a non-issue.

dejo · Nov 12, 2004, 12:54 PM

Can you even navigate to this section on the Apple site without the direct link?

Nov 10, 2004, 05:28 PM	#1
MacBytes macrumors bot Join Date: Jul 2003	iPod Personalization (engraving) Gallery Category: Apple Hardware Link: iPod Personalization (engraving) Gallery Posted on MacBytes.com Approved by Mudbug

Nov 10, 2004, 06:59 PM	#2
painimies macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2002	That site is the lamest thing Apple has published, ever. __________________ -Huuhaa-

Nov 10, 2004, 07:48 PM	#5
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	Apple is starting to get full of themselves, they need a dose of modesty. __________________ The customer is NOT always right

Nov 11, 2004, 01:33 AM	#8
MacBandit macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Springfield, OR (Home of the Simpsons)	Isn't this just a way of providing suggestions to people for their engraving service. It may be free at the moment but it will not be free in the future and if they can suggest an idea that someone likes then they just made an extra sale. __________________ Folding@Home "Folding FAQ," for more information. Fold with your PS3. Message me on the Playstation Network ID 'MacBandit'

Nov 11, 2004, 01:55 AM	#9
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	Hyping an iPod feature lacking from other vendors, on a product that has 92% of the market and is a cultural icon. How is that an ego trip? It's marketing. That's life. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

Nov 10, 2004, 07:22 PM	#3
mkjellman macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	lol, I like it and it may inspire people imho...my favorite is "cool kids have ipods" hehheheh they have become the coolest thing next to sliced bread huh?

Nov 10, 2004, 07:24 PM	#4
mixylplik3 macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boston	Ugh. Resize the window on me like that. LAME!

Nov 10, 2004, 08:08 PM	#6
Mainyehc macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lisbon, Portugal	Awww... This is just a rip-off of www.ipodlaughs.com ... only ipodlaughs make you... er... laugh??

Nov 10, 2004, 08:39 PM	#7
bennetsaysargh macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York	wow. the music went to apple's heads. they are way too confident with everything now. oh well, let steve have his ego-trip

Nov 11, 2004, 04:01 PM	#11
painimies macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2002	What I meant was that the idea of promoting engravings is not a bad one, but the suggested engravings are embarassing, IMHO. Most of them are cute and innocent, but in a very not cool way, which is why they don't quite match with the iPod brand very well. Also the attempts at humour are very weak. There was like two slogans which I thought were ok. I think they should find a better copywriter or (if these are real engravings suggested by real people) find someone with better taste to pick the slogans. I have no idea why I rant about this, since it really is such a non-issue. __________________ -Huuhaa-

Nov 12, 2004, 12:54 PM	#12
dejo macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On the roadside	Can you even navigate to this section on the Apple site without the direct link?

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